Interesting information
facts
- Shortly after being born Steve Jobs was adopted by Paul and Clara Jobs
- Jobs was biologically half Arab; his biological father was Syrian and his mother was American
- Steve's biological parent's fount out that Clara nor Paul had graduated from college and the adoption went thru when they promised he'd receive a university education.
- Steve Jobs was only 13 when he met Steve Wozniak; Wozniak was only 18.
- Jobs dropped out of college but continued his education by auditing classes.
- Steve Jobs had a low GPA, just 2.65
- He spent seven months in India adopting the practices of Zen Buddhism.
- Apple Inc had a third founder, Ronald Wayne who designed their logo but sold his 10% after two weeks for $800.
- Steve Jobs was pushed out of his company in 1985, and later created NeXT computer and purchased an animation studio known as Pixar.
- In 1997, Apple bought NeXTSTEP, and Steve Jobs was put back as chairman (CEO) of the company.
- Jobs had an illegitimate child, Lisa Brennan, when he was 23, and denied it for years. Eventually, he accepted her, and she changed her name to Lisa Brennan-Jobs.
- Steve Jobs named one of his projects after his daughter "Lisa." It was called the Lisa computer.
- Jobs usually parked in the handicapped spot.
- Steve Jobs resigned after learning that he had pancreatic cancer and The board elected Tim Cook as Chairman (CEO) of the company.
- After battling pancreatic cancer for almost a decade, Steve Jobs died in Palo Alto, California at the age of 56 years old.
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Quotes
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you find it." |
Steve Jobs’ Last Words
I reached the pinnacle of success in the business world. In others’ eyes, my life is an epitome of success.
However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.
At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.
In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…
Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…
Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days
Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.
The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.
That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.
Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.
What is the most expensive bed in the world? Sick bed…
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.
Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.
When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – Book of Healthy Life.
Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.
Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.
However, aside from work, I have little joy. In the end, wealth is only a fact of life that I am accustomed to.
At this moment, lying on the sick bed and recalling my whole life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth that I took so much pride in, have paled and become meaningless in the face of impending death.
In the darkness, I look at the green lights from the life supporting machines and hear the humming mechanical sounds, I can feel the breath of god of death drawing closer…
Now I know, when we have accumulated sufficient wealth to last our lifetime, we should pursue other matters that are unrelated to wealth…
Should be something that is more important:
Perhaps relationships, perhaps art, perhaps a dream from younger days
Non-stop pursuing of wealth will only turn a person into a twisted being, just like me.
God gave us the senses to let us feel the love in everyone’s heart, not the illusions brought about by wealth.
The wealth I have won in my life I cannot bring with me. What I can bring is only the memories precipitated by love.
That’s the true riches which will follow you, accompany you, giving you strength and light to go on.
Love can travel a thousand miles. Life has no limit. Go where you want to go. Reach the height you want to reach. It is all in your heart and in your hands.
What is the most expensive bed in the world? Sick bed…
You can employ someone to drive the car for you, make money for you but you cannot have someone to bear the sickness for you.
Material things lost can be found. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost – Life.
When a person goes into the operating room, he will realize that there is one book that he has yet to finish reading – Book of Healthy Life.
Whichever stage in life we are at right now, with time, we will face the day when the curtain comes down.
Treasure Love for your family, love for your spouse, love for your friends.
Treat yourself well. Cherish others.
References
Kim, L. (2015). 43 surprising facts about Steve Jobs. Icons of Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/43-surprising-facts-about-steve-jobs.html
Steve Jobs quotes. (2001). Retrieved December 4, 2016, from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/steve_jobs.html
Wong, A. (2016, February 25). Steve Jobs’ last words debunked (updated!). Retrieved December 5, 2016, from Celebrities, http://www.rojakpot.com/steve-jobs-last-words-debunked/
Kim, L. (2015). 43 surprising facts about Steve Jobs. Icons of Entrepreneurship. Retrieved from http://www.inc.com/larry-kim/43-surprising-facts-about-steve-jobs.html
Steve Jobs quotes. (2001). Retrieved December 4, 2016, from https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/steve_jobs.html
Wong, A. (2016, February 25). Steve Jobs’ last words debunked (updated!). Retrieved December 5, 2016, from Celebrities, http://www.rojakpot.com/steve-jobs-last-words-debunked/